Mothers are the heart of any household. I try to spend as much time with my children as I possibly can while also fulfilling my professional duties. It is tricky, but I think I manage it.

Multitasking? I can't even do two things at once. I can't even do one thing at once.

Why do you put your self esteem in the hands of complete strangers?

Who wants to be normal when you can be unique?

I drink a lot of Diet Coke and belch. I've been known to use the ''f'' word.

I've never had white teeth. To be honest, I've never been told to do any of those horrible things - get your teeth whitened or your nose straightened.

Imperfection is underrated. Perfection is overrated.

You just have to do what suits you, and it doesn't matter if you don't look like everybody else. Be you. That's our gift and we've got to celebrate that.

I don't think kids have a problem with death. It's us older ones who are nearer to it, that start being frightened.

Wear what you feel comfortable with. People say nasty things about what I wear in the street. I'm always in worst dressed lists, but you just have to dress for yourself and ­nobody else.

I'm drawn to emotionally damaged characters because there is more to unlock.

The moment you try so hard to forget becomes your sharpest memory.-Tara

The man who believes in giraffes would swallow anything.

I am not interested in perfection, and neither are the women who wear my clothes.

Writing a novel proved to be the hardest, most self-analyzing task I had ever attempted, far worse than an autobiography: and its rewards were greater than I expected.

Even as a partisan Republican, I'm not sure a 40-year run is healthy for either party.

Over all the mountain tops is peace.

If I don't fight every day to 'fix' my eyes on Jesus, my ADD soul will look to a million lesser things.

In the book of things people more often do wrong than right, investing must certainly top the list, followed closely by wallpapering and eating artichokes

What likelihood is there of corrupting a man who has no ambition.

Never trust any complicated cocktail that remains perfectly clear until the last ingredient goes in, and then immediately clouds.